The US-Israel-Iran war · The Strait of Hormuz and the sea lanes

Fewer than 20 commodity ships cross Hormuz over the weekend of 22-23 August, Kpler data show

Confirmedon verified, dated visual or sensor evidence: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party, with visual or sensor evidence.

Initial Kpler data reported by Reuters on 24 August showed 13 commodity vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday 22 August and four on Sunday 23 August. Reuters said the counts could rise because some ships switched off transponders.

When: 23 August 2026
Where: Strait of Hormuz, No single country
What: shipping disruption
Attribution: Not attributed. Traffic data; no single actor.
In the record: Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

Sensor data Times of Israel Media · Unaffiliated origin: Kpler ship-tracking data, reported by Reuters · published 2026-08-24 00:00 UTC

History

When	Field	From	To	Why
2026-10-27 21:03 UTC	status	null	confirmed	P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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